Nursing Assistant

Nursing Assistant Covid-19 Response

Santa Monica, CA

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The Facility - Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center

The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) is one of the largest health care facilities within the Department of Veterans Affairs. It is one component of the VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network (VISN22) offering services to Veterans residing in Southern California and Southern Nevada. VAGLAHS consists of two ambulatory care centers, a tertiary care facility and 8 community based outpatient clinics. VAGLAHS serves Veterans residing throughout five counties: Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo. There are 1.4 million Veterans in the VAGLAHS service area. VAGLAHS is affiliated with both UCLA School of Medicine and USC School of Medicine, as well as more than 45 colleges, universities and vocational schools in 17 different medical, nursing, paramedical and administrative programs. Location: 1301 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90073-1003

Position Overview (Duties Include But Are Not Limited To)

• Participating in the health care team, under the direct supervision of the RN or MD/DO, providing a full range of basic nursing care to include but not limited to: Taking vital signs including weights and pulse oximetry with documentation, venipuncture/phlebotomy, acquisition of 12 Lead ECG's, finger stick blood sugar measurements, simple dressing changes, measuring intake and output, managing/emptying drainage devices, helping the patient to transfer from the bed to a chair and back, toileting, hygiene, ambulation, changes in position, comfort care, and other direct care related responsibilities.
• Interacting with patients, family members, professionals, and other supportive personnel involved in the delivery of patient care.
• Providing basic nursing care to the patient/resident that includes baths, personal hygiene, nutrition (feeding), elimination and intake and output.
• May work in clinics screening patients preoperatively / pre-procedural (i.e. EKG, phlebotomy, demographic, etc.) under the direction of a physician or mid-level provider in outpatient clinics.

Qualifications

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Education or Training: One year above high school with courses related to the [NA] occupation. Completion of an intensive, specialized, occupation-related course of study of less than one year as a nursing assistant